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Roundup (glyphosate) is a herbicide used in fields of glyphosate-resistant genetically modified foods, and as a crop desiccant*. Roundup has been proposed as a cause of increasing rates of autism, which is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Dr. W. Shaw reports on a family with triplets, 2 males and 1 female, and their parents. The triplets were […]

Good nutrition is of major importance to a child’s growth and development during the first 2 years of life. Dietary needs of infants (6-12 months) and toddlers (12 months to 2 years) are different from those of older children. PREPREGNANCY, PREGNANCY, and BREASTFEEDING. Foods mothers eat before and during pregnancy are important to the health […]

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder usually beginning by the age of three years. Altered levels of neurotransmitters, especially elevated serotonin levels, are often seen in autism. Monoamine neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine) can be elevated and function in the gastrointestinal and immune systems and, perhaps, in development of the nervous system. Metabolism of neurotransmitters […]

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Many environmental toxins are endocrine disrupting chemicals. Some interfere with thyroid function by reducing thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine. Examples include polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, phthalates, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and other halogenated organochlorines. High levels of hypothyroidism are seen with PCB and heavy metal exposure. The incidence of thyroid disease, especially cancer and autoimmune disease, […]